ECI Coaching Blog

Cool To Be Kind Day - Act Against Bullying

I think most of us at one point in our lives (and quite possibly in childhood, but maybe also in adulthood) have experienced bullying.

Here's a great initiative a friend shared with me called Cool To Be Kind from Act Against Bullying.

Have a look!  21st November is actually Cool To Be Kind Day!


Coaching Exercises

1.  In your opinion, what makes it cool to be kind?

2.  How cool are you?

3.  What needs to change for you to be more cool?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.

All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
www.askacoach.com
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Noel Posus is on the Board of Directors and is the Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org  http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org

Check out The Inaugural ECI Australasian Coaching Conference - The Future of Coaching: Embracing the Opportunities of the 2010s at http://www.europeancoachinginstitute.org/conference_2008/

November 20-22, 2008 - Sydney Australia

Dr Phil's Good Works

This may seem like "cheating" by copying yesterday's blog information and simply applying it to someone new, but I'm willing to risk it.

Our 100 day focus on the good works of others also needs to include Dr Phil.

He is one of the most popular helping professionals on television these days and certainly because of the topics of his shows, has the opportunity to have a significant impact on many peoples' lives.

Want to know more?  Check out Dr Phil's website.


Coaching Exercises

1.  Most people reading this blog I would think, would have had at least some exposure to Dr Phil.  What has been the impact on you from his shows and the good works he has done?  You may need to think about this for some time as there may be some subtle impacts that don't immediately spring to mind, but I bet are there.

2.  Whether you can identify anything in the above question or not, you can certainly be impacted now by what you read on his website.  Have a look through it again and consider the current impact.

3.  What are you inspired to do as a result of the impact you've experienced from the good work Dr Phil does?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.

All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
www.askacoach.com
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You can now get 100 days worth of The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World in e-book form. We call it BRIGHT IDEAS and it is our fundraising project to support The Oasis which helps out homeless youth in Sydney. We publish a new BRIGHT IDEAS volume every 100 days, so you can also order previous volumes to complete your collection. Click here to purchase your copy today and help our young people make a new start in life.

Noel Posus is on the Board of Directors and is the Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org  http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org

Check out The Inaugural ECI Australasian Coaching Conference - The Future of Coaching: Embracing the Opportunities of the 2010s at http://www.europeancoachinginstitute.org/conference_2008/

November 20-22, 2008 - Sydney Australia

Oprah's Good Works

Our 100 focus on "good works" couldn't possibly be complete without giving a big cheer to Oprah Winfrey!

I have watched her career grow over the years and distinctly remember quite a few years ago when she made a conscious decision to not be like any other talk show, but to truly make a difference in the world.

I've also frequently referred to her as a role model as she certainly has been for me both personally and professionally.

To discover more about the good works Oprah does, click here.


Coaching Exercises

1.  Most people reading this blog I would think, would have had at least some exposure to Oprah.  What has been the impact on you from her shows and the good works she has done?  You may need to think about this for some time as there may be some subtle impacts that don't immediately spring to mind, but I bet are there.

2.  Whether you can identify anything in the above question or not, you can certainly be impacted now by what you read on her website.  Have a look through it again and consider the current impact.

3.  What are you inspired to do as a result of the impact you've experienced from the good work Oprah does?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.

All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
www.askacoach.com
Join our newsletter by clicking here.
You can now get 100 days worth of The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World in e-book form. We call it BRIGHT IDEAS and it is our fundraising project to support The Oasis which helps out homeless youth in Sydney. We publish a new BRIGHT IDEAS volume every 100 days, so you can also order previous volumes to complete your collection. Click here to purchase your copy today and help our young people make a new start in life.

Noel Posus is on the Board of Directors and is the Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org  http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org

Check out The Inaugural ECI Australasian Coaching Conference - The Future of Coaching: Embracing the Opportunities of the 2010s at http://www.europeancoachinginstitute.org/conference_2008/

November 20-22, 2008 - Sydney Australia

e-Waste

Did  you know that the computer you're reading this blog on will someday likely end up in an e-waste processing facility? 

If you have no idea what I'm going on about, check out this site by Michael Zhao, who is doing good work in raising our awareness about the significance and challenges presented by e-waste.

Coaching Exercises

1.  What responsibility do you feel you need to have as a computer owner (and other key electronics like mobile phones, tv's etc.) regarding proper waste disposal when you're done with the equipment?

2.  What awareness do you have of appropriate processing and recycling centres in your geographic area?

3.  Is there something you feel you need to start doing now?  That could be a change in behaviour or even something as simple as forwarding the website link from above around to help others raise awareness.

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.

All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
www.askacoach.com
Join our newsletter by clicking here.
You can now get 100 days worth of The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World in e-book form. We call it BRIGHT IDEAS and it is our fundraising project to support The Oasis which helps out homeless youth in Sydney. We publish a new BRIGHT IDEAS volume every 100 days, so you can also order previous volumes to complete your collection. Click here to purchase your copy today and help our young people make a new start in life.

Noel Posus is on the Board of Directors and is the Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org  http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org

Check out The Inaugural ECI Australasian Coaching Conference - The Future of Coaching: Embracing the Opportunities of the 2010s at http://www.europeancoachinginstitute.org/conference_2008/

November 20-22, 2008 - Sydney Australia

Research on Happiness and Kindness

A colleague sent me a link today to a research paper done in 2006 linking happiness and kindness.  What a wonderful topic for research, eh?

Here's the link if you would like to read this yourself.


Coaching Exercises

1.  In your opinion, how does kindness improve people's happiness?  For others?  For you?  When you're the one being kind?  When others are being kind to you?

2.  How would you describe yourself in terms of your kindness?  What are the specific attitudes, beliefs, values and most importantly, behaviours you exhibit?

3.  What could be improved in terms of your kindness and also your happiness where the two are linked?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.

All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
www.askacoach.com
Join our newsletter by clicking here.
You can now get 100 days worth of The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World in e-book form. We call it BRIGHT IDEAS and it is our fundraising project to support The Oasis which helps out homeless youth in Sydney. We publish a new BRIGHT IDEAS volume every 100 days, so you can also order previous volumes to complete your collection. Click here to purchase your copy today and help our young people make a new start in life.

Noel Posus is on the Board of Directors and is the Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org  http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org

Check out The Inaugural ECI Australasian Coaching Conference - The Future of Coaching: Embracing the Opportunities of the 2010s at http://www.europeancoachinginstitute.org/conference_2008/

November 20-22, 2008 - Sydney Australia

Charter for Compassion

Our friends at TED, sent through an important message (to TED subscribers via email) which I'm sharing with you.  This is extraordinary and I encourage everyone reading this blog to get involved.  This is a rare thing for society to be asked to engage at this level on something so important.

Dear TEDizens,

We urge you to take a moment to watch a short video that went live on the web today.  Beautifully filmed and edited by TEDster Jesse Dylan and his team at Form TV, it might just be the most inspiring thing you see this week.

That video, and this website mark the launch of an inspiring global endeavor to celebrate compassion and to promote a new collaboration between the world's religions.  What we're doing, starting today, is to begin writing the Charter for Compassion that Karen Armstrong called for earlier this year when she made her TED Prize wish.  And the exhilarating twist here is that the writing won't be done behind closed doors.  It will be done by you...and perhaps millions of others around the world.  Because we're using special collaborative web tools created by the geniuses at Kluster to enable this to be truly a charter "created by the world for the world."

Later this week millions of Muslims, Christians and Jews will be sent an email inviting them to come to the site and offer their choice of words, in their own language, to help create a charter capable of inspiring the world to focus on what the great religions share, as opposed to what divides them.  Already people are responding to this amazing idea with passion and excitement.  The goal is to obtain all input from global participants within the next four weeks, select the best contributions with the help of a council of religious "sages", and conduct a major launch of the finished document in 2009.





Noel here again...

This really is a truly remarkable project and it's open to everyone, everywhere.  You are invited to get involved in what could be one of the most important discussions we have together as humans.


Coaching Exercises

1.  I've mentioned a couple of times how important and unique this opportunity is.  What are your thoughts?

2.  What impact do you believe a Charter for Compassion might have on humanity?  What impact might it have on you?

3.  What role and/or activity can you imagine now would be your contribution to the process in the short term and long term?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.

All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
www.askacoach.com
Join our newsletter by clicking here.
You can now get 100 days worth of The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World in e-book form. We call it BRIGHT IDEAS and it is our fundraising project to support The Oasis which helps out homeless youth in Sydney. We publish a new BRIGHT IDEAS volume every 100 days, so you can also order previous volumes to complete your collection. Click here to purchase your copy today and help our young people make a new start in life.

Noel Posus is on the Board of Directors and is the Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org  http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org

Check out The Inaugural ECI Australasian Coaching Conference - The Future of Coaching: Embracing the Opportunities of the 2010s at http://www.europeancoachinginstitute.org/conference_2008/

November 20-22, 2008 - Sydney Australia

Heros and Role Models

While preparing for a big keynote speech I'm delivering next week, I've been thinking about the heroes and role models I have, which are many.  Since I'll have limited time, I'm focusing on two, Matthew Mitcham and Hugh Jackman.

Why these two?

Matthew Mitcham because of his incredible Olympic gold medal performance in Beijing and achieving a perfect 10 diving score which has never before been achieved by anyone.  I admire the dedication, discipline and drive it takes to achieve something like that.  Even more so, I admire the friendly, down-to-earth, wonderful personality he has that brightens up a room.  I had the good fortune of meeting him last night at a party he threw to celebrate his achievement.  This is the really big thing I admire.  I asked him how he celebrates all the milestones of his career, taking stock of his strengths and resourcefulness, so that he can then build a bigger foundation to reach the next goal.  He told me how the party he threw for himself and his family and friends to say thank you was part of it for him.  With all the hard work he puts in on a daily basis, it's important to take time out to also enjoy celebrating the road already travelled.  I also asked him for his thoughts on what makes for a great coach.  He shared that he chose the coach he's working with now because of the unquestioned, unending, unequalled support he gets from him.  He knows his coach is behind him 100% all the way and all the time.  He really brightened up even more than he already was when he talked about his coach.  I take that as an excellent sign.

Hugh Jackman because of his wonderful reputation for being one of the nicest, most down-to-earth, warm and friendly people in Hollywood.  People rave about how great it is to work with him and what a fantastic person he is.  Imagine being one of the biggest starts in the world and having earned that because of his talent and also because of being a true and caring, genuine and nice person.  When I coach people and the subject of reputation comes up, I almost always make reference to Hugh as an example.  I know that for me, he is one of my heroes because he proves that no matter what the personal or professional environment, that someone can uphold high standards of being nice and it works.  I think he busts the phrase that nice guys finish last and for most of my life I have looked for role models to help bust that very phrase.  Whenever I'm tempted to be something other than nice, I often think, "what would Hugh do?" 

I'm very pleased to have such role models like this in my life, people who inspire me to be the best I can be.

I'm not trying to emulate them, or become somehow just like them.  I'm simply reminded of their journey, their strengths, their achievements and their reputation and it reminds me of the choices I have in my own life.  I often find strength and direction in that.

Thank you Matthew and Hugh for the inspirational people you are, and the "good work" you do for others simply by being who you are.

Coaching Exercises

1.  Who are your heroes and role models?

2.  What do you gain from them personally and/or professionally?  How do they impact you as role models?

3.  How can you, or are you, a role model to others?  What sort of responsibility does that carry for you in making the decisions you make about how to be and how to behave?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.

All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
www.askacoach.com
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You can now get 100 days worth of The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World in e-book form. We call it BRIGHT IDEAS and it is our fundraising project to support The Oasis which helps out homeless youth in Sydney. We publish a new BRIGHT IDEAS volume every 100 days, so you can also order previous volumes to complete your collection. Click here to purchase your copy today and help our young people make a new start in life.

Noel Posus is on the Board of Directors and is the Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org  http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org

Check out The Inaugural ECI Australasian Coaching Conference - The Future of Coaching: Embracing the Opportunities of the 2010s at http://www.europeancoachinginstitute.org/conference_2008/

November 20-22, 2008 - Sydney Australia

One World

Here is a website sent through to me from a colleague called One World.

OneWorld.net is an online hub publishing news on global issues and providing support to nonprofits helping to create a better world.

Part of their mission is to help Americans find and interact with like-minded individuals.  Of course, it's not just for Americans; it's something all of us could benefit from...knowing who is doing good words, where and how we can help.

There are actually 13 One World centers and the link above is for the US one.  You can find your own regional centre link from the website.

You can also become a One World Partner.  Read here to find out more information.



Coaching Exercises

1.  One of the strongest and most successful strategies for developing one's own self esteem can be in how we help others.  (Please note: we also have to help ourselves at the same time for it to be truly effective.)  What are the ways you currently help others?  You may want to create a list or do some journal writing to take stock of all the many ways you help others.

2.  Once you feel you have a good start on your list of how you help others, consider now how this makes you feel about yourself?

3.  Is there anything you would change in terms of how you help others, or how much, or what else you could be doing for others, or maybe what else you could be doing for yourself?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.

All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
www.askacoach.com
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You can now get 100 days worth of The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World in e-book form. We call it BRIGHT IDEAS and it is our fundraising project to support The Oasis which helps out homeless youth in Sydney. We publish a new BRIGHT IDEAS volume every 100 days, so you can also order previous volumes to complete your collection. Click here to purchase your copy today and help our young people make a new start in life.

Noel Posus is on the Board of Directors and is the Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org  http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org

Check out The Inaugural ECI Australasian Coaching Conference - The Future of Coaching: Embracing the Opportunities of the 2010s at http://www.europeancoachinginstitute.org/conference_2008/

November 20-22, 2008 - Sydney Australia

A Special Commentary on Prop 9

During the recent USA elections, the state of California passed an amendment to the state constitution banning same sex marriages.  The outcome of this vote reversed a previous law which had allowed for same sex marriages to become legal.  Some friends of mine who were planning to wed this month in San Diego, now cannot do so legally.

A friend has sent me this video which has astounded me.  I have never before seen a news commentator so passionate about an issue.  In fact, not only was I moved to tears by this, I felt throughout watching it that the commentator may also break down in tears.  It's one of the more powerful videos I've ever seen.

Watch it now.





Coaching Exercises

1.  Regardless of what you may think of this topic, what have you noticed that's different about this commentary than you might normally see from a journalist, if anything?

2.  One thing in particular I noticed was someone making the choice to leverage their professional position to raise awareness and challenge people to think critically.  There was a distinct call to action like I've not seen before in an editorial comment.  What impact, if any, did this have on you as you watched this video?

3.  For any issue (or more than one issue) that you may be passionate about, how could you leverage your personal and/or professional strengths and opportunities to dramatically raise awareness and create a call to action for others?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.

All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
www.askacoach.com
Join our newsletter by clicking here.
You can now get 100 days worth of The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World in e-book form. We call it BRIGHT IDEAS and it is our fundraising project to support The Oasis which helps out homeless youth in Sydney. We publish a new BRIGHT IDEAS volume every 100 days, so you can also order previous volumes to complete your collection. Click here to purchase your copy today and help our young people make a new start in life.

Noel Posus is on the Board of Directors and is the Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org  http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org

Check out The Inaugural ECI Australasian Coaching Conference - The Future of Coaching: Embracing the Opportunities of the 2010s at http://www.europeancoachinginstitute.org/conference_2008/

November 20-22, 2008 - Sydney Australia

Shark Savers

Sharks, as wonderful and terrifying as they can be depending on your view, are disappearing from our oceans.  Many of them are in trouble from fishing, use of their fins for soup while the rest is dumped in the ocean, and all manner of acts.

We need sharks in our oceans.  They play a hugely important role in the whole ecosystem.  If they disappear, much worse things could then happen.

Want to know more?  Want to see who's doing "good work" about sharks?

Visit Shark Savers


Coaching Exercises

1.  We have many urgent concerns in our lives these days:  the environment, financial crisis, poverty, hunger, disease, etc.  There are so many things we could be focusing on.  In your opinion, why might focusing also on the needs of animals be critical?

2.  What role do animals play in your life?  Imagine cats, dogs, horses, birds, etc.  How does associating with our animals friends impact you?  For example, does their companionship make you happy?  Think of all the things, emotions, etc you gain from association with animals.

3.  If you currently don't have a regular animal companion or regular access to others' animal companions, what do you think you may be missing out on if anything?  How do you think that may be true?  For example, what's the joy and/or benefits others receive from time spent with animals that you're currently not experiencing for yourself?

4.  As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?

As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.

All the best,
Noel

Noel Posus - Master Coach
www.askacoach.com
Join our newsletter by clicking here.
You can now get 100 days worth of The Best Little Life Coaching Blog in the World in e-book form. We call it BRIGHT IDEAS and it is our fundraising project to support The Oasis which helps out homeless youth in Sydney. We publish a new BRIGHT IDEAS volume every 100 days, so you can also order previous volumes to complete your collection. Click here to purchase your copy today and help our young people make a new start in life.

Noel Posus is on the Board of Directors and is the Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org  http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org

Check out The Inaugural ECI Australasian Coaching Conference - The Future of Coaching: Embracing the Opportunities of the 2010s at http://www.europeancoachinginstitute.org/conference_2008/

November 20-22, 2008 - Sydney Australia